There have been 560 50-plus point games in the NBA’s vast history, and most of those scoring exhibitions were put together by All-Star-level players and legends.
However, not all those games were pulled off by athletes who were considered among the game’s truly elite. A good amount of those scoring outbursts came seemingly out of nowhere, much like Saddiq Bey of the Detroit Pistons dropping 51 points on the Orlando Magic.
Below, we list every single non-All-Star NBA player who has scored at least 50 points in a game before.
Jamal Crawford: Four times
50 points vs. Toronto in April 2004, 52 vs. Miami in January 2007, 50 vs. Charlotte…
50 points vs. Toronto in April 2004, 52 vs. Miami in January 2007, 50 vs. Charlotte in December 2008 and 51 vs. Dallas in April 2019
Purvis Short: Two times
57 points vs. San Antonio in January 1984 and 59 vs. New Jersey in November 1984
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: One time
51 points vs. Utah in December 1995
Nick Anderson: One time
50 points vs. New Jersey in April 1993
Corey Brewer: One time
51 points vs. Houston in April 2014
Willie Burton: One time
53 points vs. Miami in December 1994
Tony Delk: One time
53 points vs. Sacramento in January 2001
Eric Gordon: One time
50 points vs. Utah in January 2020
Jim Jackson: One time
50 points vs. Denver in November 1994
Brandon Jennings: One time
55 points vs. Golden State in November 2009
Neil Johnston: One time
50 points vs. Syracuse in February 1954
Caris LeVert: One time
51 points vs. Boston in March 2020
Kevin Martin: One time
50 points vs. Golden State in April 2009
Vernon Maxwell: One time
51 points vs. Cleveland in January 1991
CJ McCollum: One time
50 points vs. Chicago in January 2018
Andre Miller: One time
52 points vs. Dallas in January 2010
Tracy Murray: One time
50 points vs. Golden State in February 1998
Mike Newlin: One time
52 points vs. Boston in December 1979
Terrence Ross: One time
51 points vs. LA Clippers in January 2014
Charles Smith: One time
52 points vs. Denver in December 1990
Damon Stoudamire: One time
54 points vs. New Orleans Hornets in January 2005
TJ Warren: One time
53 points vs. Philadelphia in August 2020
Walt Wesley: One time
50 points vs. Cincinnati in February 1971
Freeman Williams: One time
51 points vs. Phoenix in January 1980
Lou Williams: One time
50 points vs. Golden State in January 2018
Ray Williams: One time
52 points vs. Detroit in April 1982
John Williamson: One time
50 points vs. Indiana in April 1978
Jamal Murray: One time
50 points vs. Cleveland in February 2021
Kevin Porter Jr: One time
50 points vs. Milwaukee in April 2021
Saddiq Bey: One time
51 points vs. Orlando in March 2022
